8687218

Printing System, Device Management Server, Information Processing Method, and Storage Medium for Creating a Screen for Setting Print Setting Information About a Function Based on Printing Device Configuration Data and Print Setting Data

PublishedApril 1, 2014
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
InventorsTakuya Natori
Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
5 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A printing system comprising a print server having a plurality of service provision units configured to provide printing-related services, a device management server configured to manage configuration data relating to a configuration of a plurality of printing devices, and a client personal computer (PC), wherein the print server comprises a first transmission unit configured to, when a print instruction that includes setting identification information that identifies print setting data, and printing device identification information that identifies a printing device is received from the client PC, transmit to the device management server the print setting data identified based on the setting identification information, the printing device identification information, and first address information indicating an address of a first service provision unit which executes the print instruction, and when a setting change instruction that includes setting identification information that identifies print setting data, and printing device identification information that identifies a printing device is received, transmit to the device management server the print setting data identified based on the setting identification information, the printing device identification information, and second address information indicating an address of a second service provision unit which executes the setting change instruction, wherein the device management server comprises a creation unit configured to, when the device management server apparatus receives the print setting data, the printing device identification information, and the first address information, create a screen for setting print setting information of a function that can be executed by the printing device based on configuration data about the printing device identified based on the printing device identification information and the print setting data, an association unit configured to, when the first address information is received, associate the first address information with a predetermined object to instruct print processing included in the screen, and when the second address information is received, associate the second address information with the predetermined object, and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the screen where the predetermined object is associated with the first address information or the second address information to the client PC, wherein the client PC comprises a transmitting unit configured to transmit print setting information input via the screen to the print server, wherein the print server further comprises a processing unit configured to, if the predetermined object on the screen is associated with the first address information, process the print setting information using the first service provision unit corresponding to the first address information, and if the predetermined object on the screen is associated with the second address information, process the print setting information using the second service provision unit corresponding to the second address information, and wherein the first service provision unit indicated by the first address information and the second service provision unit indicated by the second address information exist in the print server.

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2. A method for processing information in a printing system comprising a print server having a plurality of service provision units configured to provide printing-related services, a device management server configured to manage configuration data relating to a configuration of a plurality of printing devices, and a client personal computer (PC), wherein the method comprises: when a print instruction that includes setting identification information that identifies print setting data, and printing device identification information that identifies a printing device is received from the client PC, transmitting to the device management server the print setting data identified based on the setting identification information, the printing device identification information, and first address information indicating an address of a first service provision unit which executes the print instruction, and when a setting change instruction that includes setting identification information that identifies print setting data, and printing device identification information that identifies a printing device is received, transmitting to the device management server the print setting data identified based on the setting identification information, the printing device identification information, and second address information indicating an address of a second service provision unit which executes the setting change instruction, when the device management server receives the print setting data, the printing device identification information, and the first address information, creating a screen for setting print setting information of a function that can be executed by the printing device based on configuration data about the printing device identified based on the printing device identification information and the print setting data, when the first address information is received, associating the first address information with a predetermined object to instruct print processing included in the screen, and when the second address information is received, associating the second address information with the predetermined object, and transmitting the screen where the predetermined object is associated with the first address information or the second address information to the client PC, wherein the client PC comprises a transmitting unit configured to transmit print setting information input via the screen to the print server, wherein the print server further comprises a processing unit configured to, if the predetermined object on the screen is associated with the first address information, process the print setting information using the first service provision unit corresponding to the first address information, and if the predetermined object on the screen is associated with the second address information, process the print setting information using the second service provision unit corresponding to the second address information, and wherein the first service provision unit indicated by the first address information and the second service provision unit indicated by the second address information exist in the print server.

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3. A device management server configured to manage configuration data relating to a configuration of a printing device, the server comprising: a creation unit configured to create a screen for setting print setting information about a function that can be executed by the printing device based on printing device configuration data and print setting data that identifies the print setting data; and an association unit configured to, when first address information indicating an address of a first service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associate the first address information with a predetermined object to instruct print processing included in a screen created by the creation unit, and when second address information indicating an address of a second service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associate the second address information with the predetermined object.

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4. An information processing method executed by a device management server configured to manage configuration data relating to a configuration of a printing device, the method comprising: creating a screen for setting print setting information about a function that can be executed by the printing device based on printing device configuration data and print setting data that identifies the print setting data; and when first address information of a first service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associating the first address information with a predetermined object to instruct print processing included in the created screen, and when second address information indicating an address of a second service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associating the second address information with the predetermined object.

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5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for causing a computer, when executed, which manages configuration data relating to a configuration of a printing device, to perform a method comprising: creating a screen for setting print setting information about a function that can be executed by the printing device based on printing device configuration data and print setting data that identifies the print setting data; and when first address information of a first service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associating the first address information with a predetermined object to instruct print processing included in the created screen, and when second address information indicating an address of a second service provision unit that provides a printing-related service is received, associating the second address information with the predetermined object.

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April 1, 2014

Inventors

Takuya Natori

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